This and That 03-01-10

By the PDH

Published 6:00 pm, Sunday, February 28, 2010

IMMIGRATION services, provided by Catholic Family Service, will be available from 3-6 p.m. March 8 at Our Lady of Guadalupe Catholic Church, 211 W. Seventh. For more information call 806-741-0409 or 806-831-4997.

PLAINVIEW HIGH School will administer ELA/Reading TAKS on Wednesday. Lunch will be 12:30-1:21 p.m. (open campus for all students; cafeteria will serve). Seniors finished with testing requirements are excused until 1:21 p.m., at which time all students should be in class.

TRINITY FELLOWSHIP Church’s inaugural Chili Cook-Off and Dessert Contest will be at 6 p.m. Saturday at the Oneighty Youth Center, located one mile south of the main church at I-27 and Southwest Third Street. Admittance is by donation and allows access to taste and judge the chili and desserts, as well as enjoy a talent show. Half of proceeds will go to the Haiti Relief Effort and half to TFC missions and outreach.

THE CITY COUNCIL PTA will sponsor a question-and-answer forum with the PISD administrative staff from 5-6 p.m. Thursday, April 15 at the PISD Board Room. This forum is open to the public.

THE STUDENTS in Free Enterprise team at Wayland will offer free computer skills courses at 7 p.m. Thursdays in Nunn Business Building Room 204. The classes will cover topics including Microsoft Word 2007, Excel 2007, Power Point 2007, the Internet and information security. Classes are aimed at a basic level of instruction for those wanting to learn more about how to use the computer for personal or professional work. Classes will repeat each Thursday through April 1.

For more information, call Debbie Lane at 291-1020.

GOSPEL 210 will offer a musical review of contemporary Christian, gospel and Christian rock favorites at the Fair Theatre at 6 p.m. Friday and Saturday. Tickets to the concert, dedicated to the memory of Coach James Frazier, are $7 and may be purchased by calling 806-729-0374 or 806-388-0059. Proceeds benefit the Frazier family.

APPLICATIONS TO join the Hale County Junior Literacy Council may be picked up at the Literacy Center or from English teachers at PHS and PCA. Students must be sophomores, juniors or seniors by August 2010 to join. Deadline is Friday. Orientation, scheduled for 4:15 p.m. March 29 in the PHS cafeteria, is required.

For more information call 291-1890.

ALISSA CARTER will offer Blackberry training for the Chamber of Commerce Business Success Series on March 8 at Comfort Suites. The hour-long program, which starts at noon, is free; lunch is $5. RSVP by calling 296-7431 or e-mailing info@plainviewtexaschamber.com.

HALE COUNTY Literacy Council invites all children ages 4-8 to 1st Thursday Family Reading Night from 7-7:30 p.m. at Unger Library. The three bears guest readers will read “Where Does the Brown Bear Go?” “Big Smelly Bear” and “The Big Hungry Bear.” All children must be accompanied by an adult.

EXIT LEVEL TAKS retest tutorials for math are being held at PHS from 4-5:30 p.m. in Room 210 Monday and Wednesday and in Room 212 Tuesday. Anyone needing to retest is welcome. Retest date is Thursday.

A WIND ENERGY expo, sponsored by the Caprock Plains Wind Energy Association, will be held from 5-8 p.m. Thursday at the Floyd County Friends Unity Center between Floydada and Lockney in Muncy. The expo is an opportunity for wind industry professionals to network with area land and business owners. The event is free. For more information call 806-983-2793 or e-mail kelly.j.ayers@gmail.com

SOPHOMORE TAKS tutorials will be held at PHS from 4-5:30 p.m. every Monday (Room 92) and Thursday (Room 211) through March 11. Two $10 gift card drawings will be held each session and a $200 prize will be given away at the end of all sessions. Participants can enter once for every tutorial they attend.